Biedermeier Art: Between Classicism, Romanticism, and Historicism 14-OG-EN-BA-Z

The lecture focuses on different interpretations and definitions of Biedermeier art (ca. 1815-1848) that have been formulated in scholarly and popular literature from the second half of nineteenth century to the present day. Changes in interpretation and differing, sometimes contradictory, understandings of this German term are discussed in the context of the Biedermeier epoch. Because a significant number of interpretations are based on Biedermeier’s relationships to various simultaneous artistic phenomenathe lecture also addresses this issue within the scope of stylistic changes that occurred in European visual arts from the second half of eighteenth century to the end of nineteenth century.
The structure of the lecture is problem-based:

1. Introduction to the Biedermeier epoch and the genesis of the term.
2. The meaning of Biedermeier in Austrian and German historiography.
3. Biedermeier as an aristocratic or bourgeois phenomenon.
4. A holistic view of Biedermeier art: types of artistic activity, geographic scope, and timeframe.
5. Biedermeier in painting, drawing and graphic arts and its relationship to Realism, Idealism and Romanticism.
6. Biedermeier furniture – simplified Classicism? Its relationship to Historicism.
7. Biedermeier in various forms of applied arts – between Classicism and Historicism.
8. Biedermeier architecture?
9. The reception of Biedermeier art in Polish lands in a historical and sociopolitical context.
10. Biedermeier versus Romanticism in Polish lands.

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours with teacher [30 hrs – 1 ECTS]: - participation in lectures – 30 hrs; Self-study hours [45 hrs – 2 ECTS]: - preparation for lectures – 5 hrs; - reading literature – 20 hrs; - preparation for test – 15 hrs; - optional consultations – 5 hrs. Altogether: 75 hrs (3 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

Student W1: has advanced knowledge of various interpretations and understandings of Biedermeier art W2: possesses knowledge of stylistic features and subjects characteristic of Biedermeier in different branches of the visual arts W3: is familiar, at a basic level, with Biedermeier stylistic features in different forms of art, especially literature W4: is acquainted with various artistic phenomena that are compared to Biedermeier in scholarly literature

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

Student: U1: has the ability to discern differences between the Biedermeier and various artistic phenomena, especially Classicism, Romanticism and Historicism U2: is capable of explaining why different, sometimes contradictory, interpretations of Biedermeier art exist U3: has basic skills in identifying of most important artworks of the discussed era

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

Student K1: understands the significance of Biedermeier within the discourse of art history K2: understands the necessity of thorough, holistic research on Biedermeier art K3: is aware of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach in research on Biedermeier art K4: is aware of their own knowledge and skills and understands the need to broaden them

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Milena Hübner

Metody dydaktyczne

Expository teaching methods: - informative lecture - conversational lecture - problem-based lecture Exposing methods: - display/presentation

Metody dydaktyczne eksponujące

- pokaz

Metody dydaktyczne podające

- wykład konwersatoryjny
- wykład informacyjny (konwencjonalny)
- wykład problemowy

Wymagania wstępne

Working knowledge of English and basic familiarity with European modern history

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
- test,
- activity.

Assessment criteria:
Test consists of 30 structured questions, each with one correct answer (maximum 30 points):

fail: 0-16 pts (0-53,3%)
satisfactory: 17-20 pts (56,7-66,7%)
satisfactory plus: 21 pts (70%)
good: 22-25 pts (73,3-83,3%)
good plus: 26 pts (86,7%)
very good: 27-30 pts (0,90-100%)

Activity (participation in lectures, asking questions, making comments, etc.) is optional and may contribute to the final grade if deemed appropriate.

Praktyki zawodowe

not applicable

Literatura

Mandatory literature:

HÜBNER, Milena. "Biedermeier as Classicism, Romanticism, and Realism: The Development of Polish Perspectives and Research on Biedermeier Art." Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung 73/2 (2024): 205–237.
EGGER, Gerhart. Vienna in the Age of Schubert. The Biedermeier Interior 1815–1848, translated by Rita Moore. London: The Victoria & Albert Museum, 1979.
HUSSLEIN-ARCO, Agnes i Sabine GRABNER, red. Is that biedermeier? Amerling, Waldmüller, and More. Vienna: Belvedere, 2016.
OTTOMEYER, Hans and Klaus Albrecht SCHROEDER and Laurie WINTERS, red. Biedermeier. The Invention of Simplicity. Milwaukee Art Museum, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2006.
RAK, Jiří, Radim VONDRÁČEK AND Claudia TERENZI. Biedermeier. Art and Culture in Central Europe 1815–1848, translated by Lawrence Jenkins. Milan, Prague, Padova: Skira, 2001.
Kräftner, Johann and Hans-Peter Wipplinger. Biedermeier. Eine Epoche im Aufbruch / Biedermeier. The Rise of an Era. Köln: Leopold Museum, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2025.

Further reading (optional):
BAHNS, Jörn. Biedermeier Möbel. Enstehung, Zentren, Typen. München: Keyser, 1991.
DOLCZEWSKI, Zygmunt, Marek FAULHABER and Barbara KAŹMIERSKA-LATZKE, M. MICHAŁOWSKA. Biedermeier. Rzemiosło i przemysł artystyczny I poł. XIX w. Katalog wystawy. Słupsk: Muzeum Pomorza Środkowego, 1981.
FRODL, Gerbert. Wiener Malerei der Biedermeierzeit. Rosenheim: Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, 1987.
GEISMEIER, Willi. Biedermeier. Das Bild vom Biedermeier, Zeit und Kultur des Biedermeier, Kunst und Kunstleben des Biedermeier. Leipzig: Ebeling, 1979.
HIMMELHEBER, Georg, ed. Kunst des Biedermeier 1815–1835. Architektur, Malerei, Plastik, Kunsthandwerk, Musik, Dichtung und Mode. München: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum 1989.
KOZAK, Anna and Agnieszka ROSALES-RODRIGUEZ, eds. Biedermeier. Warszawa: Muzeum Narodowe, 2017.
KUBIAK Jacek, ed. Spory o biedermeier. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 2006.
OTTOMEYER, Hans, Ulrike LAUFER and Ditmar ALBERT, eds. Biedermeiers Glück und Ende: die gestörte Idylle. München: Stadtmuseum, 1987.
PRÁGAI, Adrienn, ed. Biedermeier Lifestyles. Art and the Rise of of the Middle Classes in 19th-century Hungary, translated by Rachel Hideg. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2024.

ROSALES-RODRIGUEZ, Agnieszka. Polski biedermeier – romantyzm „udomowiony”. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2018.
VONDRACEK, Radim, ed. Biedermeier. Art and Culture in the Bohemian Lands 1814–1848, translated by Anna Bryson and Rosana Murcott, Prague: UPM and Gallery, 2010.
WAISSENBERGER, Robert, ed. Bürgersinn und Aufbegehren. Biedermeier und Vormärz in Wien 1815–1848. Wien: Museum der Stadt, 1987.

WILKIE, Angus. Biedermeier. Poznań: Zysk i S-ka, 2006.
WOCH, Joanna. Biedermeier. Przewodnik dla kolekcjonerów. Warszawa 2006.

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